I recently ordered 25 Dominique chicks from a breeder, but due to incubator and shipping problems I now only have 3. I would still love to start a flock of them but am weary of shipping chickens again. Does anyone have some Doms, preferably females, you're looking to rehome or sell? I am not...
I'm just so devastated by this. I was going to buy 25 Dominique chicks from a private breeder in August, but he wasn't able to set the eggs until September so they only hatched on the 29th, much later in the year than I'd planned, and only 15 of the 25 hatched. He mailed them on the afternoon of...
Hey everyone! I made a post about this a few months back but didn't get much interest. I am ordering 25 day old, straight run Dominique chicks from a private breeder sometime this summer/fall (the timing is a little hazy because the breeder is running a very small, family operation) and was...
Hi y'all, I'm finally getting chickens this August/September and, after much deliberation, decided to order 25 straight run day old Dominique chicks from a breeder on the Dominique Club of America's breeder directory. I know - a bit crazy for a first timer. I would order less but 25 is the...
Hi everyone! I posted here before about where to get chicks that retained their dual-purpose, foraging, and broodiness abilities from breeders, rather than hatcheries, and didn't get many replies. I'm trying again with the Speckled Sussex specifically, as I would really love to start a...
Hi everyone! I am (finally) getting chickens this coming spring and have been doing a lot of research into what sort of birds I want to purchase. I've come to realize that the "hatchery stock" birds aren't quite what I'm looking for. My long term goal is to have a self-sustaining flock of...
I know this is pushing my luck, but...
Are any of you chicken owners in Frederick Maryland? Because I've been OBSESSED with the idea of backyard chickens for over two years, but am pretty intimidated by the registration/application process here. Is there anyone who went through the process, and...